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  • Hypersonic X-51 programme ends in success

    17:42 03 May 2013Launchers and Boosters Military Scramjet

    The Boeing X-51A Waverider test bed has successfully completed its fourth and final flight, breaking the record for longest air-breathing hypersonic flight. The...


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  • Hypersonic X-51 programme ends in success

    17:42 03 May 2013

    The Boeing X-51A Waverider test bed has successfully completed its fourth and final flight, breaking the record for...


  • X-51A Waverider test flight ends in failure

    19:18 15 August 2012

    The US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) third test flight of the Boeing/Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne X-51A...


  • GenCorp to buy rocket manufacturer Rocketdyne

    14:41 23 July 2012

    GenCorp, parent company of rocket engine builder Aerojet, announced the purchase of competitor Rocketdyne from Pratt &...


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  • Hypersonic X-51 programme ends in success

    News | 03 May 2013 17:42 | Zach Rosenberg

    The Boeing X-51A Waverider test bed has successfully completed its fourth and final flight, breaking the record for longest air-breathing hypersonic flight. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Hypersonic-X-51-programme-ends-in-success-385481/

  • X-51A Waverider test flight ends in failure

    News | 15 Aug 2012 19:18 | Dave Majumdar

    The US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) third test flight of the Boeing/Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne X-51A Waverider hypersonic test vehicle on 14 August...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/X-51A-Waverider-test-flight-ends-in-failure-375529/

  • GenCorp to buy rocket manufacturer Rocketdyne

    News | 23 Jul 2012 14:41 | Zach Rosenberg

    GenCorp, parent company of rocket engine builder Aerojet, announced the purchase of competitor Rocketdyne from Pratt & Whitney (P&W), for $550 million. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/GenCorp-to-buy-rocket-manufacturer-Rocketdyne-374628/

  • PARIS: Interview - P&W president David Hess

    News | 20 Jun 2011 14:28 | John Croft

    Rallying the troops is a tangible objective for Pratt & Whitney president David Hess as he prepares his workforce for an onslaught of new engine work that will yield a doubling of the company's $13 billion a year revenue by 2020.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/PARIS-Interview-PW-president-David-Hess-357862/

  • Briefings

    News | 05 Apr 2011 11:00

    The German air force is investigating a training mishap during which two 1,000 litre (265USgal) external fuel tanks were inadvertently jettisoned from a Eurofighter assigned to its Fighter Wing 74 at Neuburg/Donau air base in Bavaria.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Briefings-354997/

  • Briefings

    News | 20 Mar 2011 14:00

    Aviation consultant Brian Foley is attempting to put together a counter offer to China's bid for US-based general aviation airframer Cirrus Aircrafthttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Briefings-354480/

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  • Russian deputy prime minister calls for hypersonic PAK-DA bomber

    Blog | 27 Aug 2012 22:33 | Dave Majumdar

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2012/08/russian-deputy-prime-minister.html

  • Military aviation current events quiz, 2010 edition

    Blog | 28 Dec 2010 13:26 | Stephen Trimble

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2010/12/military-aviation-current-even.html

  • X-51A Waverider on a B-52 Wing

    Blog | 03 Jun 2010 07:25 | Will Horton

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures//2010/06/x-51a-waverider-on-a-b-52-wing.html

  • X-51A: Jury-rigged for hypersonic success

    Blog | 26 Mar 2009 12:45 | Stephen Trimble

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2009/03/as-the-first-mach-60.html

  • A short guide to hypersonics

    Blog | 19 Jul 2007 16:57 | Graham Warwick

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/graham-warwick//2007/07/a-short-guide-to-hypersonics-1.html

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